have deflated
- present perfect of deflate.
Example Sentences
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CPI gives more weight to smartphone prices, which have deflated over the past year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Over my career, both the travel writing industry and publication budgets in general have deflated like an unplugged bouncy house.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024
His default remark must have deflated McCarthy’s puffed chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
Rising interest rates, expected later this year, and uncertainty over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have deflated tech stock prices.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
I have no idea what she means by that last part, but I can tell my questions have deflated her a little.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
